Greatest car tragedies

In 1977, Marc Bolan, lead singer of glam rock group T-Rex, was killed instantly when the purple Austin mini GT he was travelling in failed to negotiate a bridge and slammed into a tree. Ironically Bolan never learned to drive, fearing his untimely death in a car.

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In 1977, Marc Bolan, lead singer of glam rock group T-Rex, was killed instantly when the purple Austin mini GT he was travelling in failed to negotiate a bridge and slammed into a tree. Ironically Bolan never learned to drive, fearing his untimely death in a car.

Greatest car tragedies

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